Attack on Bergamo Original Book Cover Art

This is the original 15″ x 11″ (38cm x 28cm) illustration commissioned for the cover of Osprey’s P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the 12th Air Force.

Lt Ray Knight of the 346th FS, 350th FG banks sharply over Bergamo airfield near Milan in his P-47 D Thunderbolt on 25 April 1945. Having taken several hits in the attack, Lt Knight tried to nurse his Thunderbolt back to Pisa but was killed when he tried to force land his aircraft whilst crossing the Appenines. He was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honour.

Over a period of nearly 20 years, Mark painted in the region of 150 cover art illustrations for Osprey Publishing (part of the Bloomsbury Publishing Group)

These small but highly detailed 15″ x 11″ illustrations, painted on artboard are highly collectable as the book covers themselves are seen in bookshops around the world.

We now have less than 20 of these beautiful illustrations left for sale, they’re an ideal introduction to collecting original paintings.

If you’re interested in purchasing more then one, then feel free to make an offer!